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No. 493,185. Patented Mar. '7, 1893 (No Model.) z-snets-sneet-z. i

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MILO M. RUSSELL, OF AUGUSTA, WISCONSIN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 493,185, dated March 7,1893.

Application filed March 3, 1892.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, MILO M. RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Augusta, in the county of Eau Claire and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of this sled. Fig. 2, is a bottom planview. Fig. 3, isadetail in side elevation. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 aredetached'detail views, illustrating a slight modification of the tie barwhich I will hereinafter describe. Figs. 7 and 8, are details showingthe hole for the king bolt, and its lining. Fig. 9, is a detail of amodified combination of the brace and spring.

This invention relates to that class of devices known as sleds, and thepoints of novelty consist in general, in providing a supplemental beamfor the sled; in the construction of the bolster; in combininga springwith the beam 850; in combining a spring with the knee, in theconstruction of the several parts; in the combination of the severalparts each with the other and, finally,in the device as a Whole; all aswill now be more fully set forth and explained, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings.

In these A, denotes the runners of the sled, to each of which is fixedthe metal rave or bent piece B. In any ordinary way about in the centerof each rave and in each runner are placed the metal pins or bolts 0two, on each runner and at a suitable distance apart to allow the beamD, to fitbetween them. The parts may be constructed and secured in placeaccordingly to any well known way.

Mounted on each pair of the pins 0, on the opposite sides of the sled,is a brace or bracket E, seen in Figs. 1, e and 5, which is composed oftwo metal rods bent to an angular form and having loops e on their endswhich embrace pins 0, said bent rods 6 being connected at their bentinner ends 6 by a bridge a having a loop at each end embracing said rods6 at their bent portion 6 On the pins 0, between the loops 6, e, of therespective bent rods (2,

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are mounted the springs F, and on said pins above thesprings F are twoangular tie plates H, H, extending between said pins. I

G is a tie bar extending across the sled and passing through holes inthe tie plates H, be-. yond which they are provided with nuts g, asclearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2. The tie plates H, H, on each side of thesled form supports for the beam D, and the pins 0, 0, pass up on eachside of said beam. Thusit will be seen that the false beam, which ismade up of the tie bar G and the brackets E, comes directly under thewooden beam D. The braces E may be iron rods bent to the proper form ormay be made in any manner desired and the tie plates H may be omitted insome cases, when I prefer to employ the construction shown in Figs. 4, 5and 6, which will be referred to hereinafter.

One of the advantages of the structure above described is that thereneed not be any special skill exercised in making the beam D. Anyordinary laborer can with an axe or saw shape a piece of timber for thepurpose. It will also be noticed that the parts of the false beam, madeas above, will act as braces in connection with the other parts of thestructure to strengthen the sled in every direction.

In making the bolster I, the aim is to provide one thatcan notbe split.Under the usual construction but one piece of wood is used for thispurpose, but the trouble in that structure is that the king bolt K,.bywhich it, is attached to the beam acts frequently in the strain andtwist of the runners as a wedge or pry to split the bolster along thecenter. To obviate all this I use two pieces of wood 2' z', of propersize and length, and bolt them firmly together as at 71' and in the holewhere the king bolt is placed I fit a metal lining L, made in two halvesor sections, as seen in Figs. 1 8, and provided with bolt holes wherebythe same may be secured together. At each end of the bolster in theopenings 4?, is fixed a short piece of gas pipe M, which answers asashort stake, but if a longer stake is needed the end of awooden stick m,can be fitted into the gas pipe.

Of course it will be understood that in the I00 mere detail of theshape, size or material of the several parts many changes ormodifications can easily be made which will in no essential degreedepart from the aim and scope of thisinvention, as above explained. Forexample the springs F and braceE may be formed integrally asillustratedin Fig. 9. In this view, the bracket E is omitted and the springs F areformed in one piece being connected by a tie piece E, which projectsinwardin the direction of the upper ply of the bracket E. Nor is itessential to my invention that the tie piece G shall extend entirelyacross the sled and be secured directly to the plates H; it may be ofthe construction seen in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 wherein it is shown asprovided with a loop or hook at each end adapted to take about the tiebar a whereby the two braces E, on each side are conveniently and firmlylocked together.

The runners of this sled bein g loosely connected to the beam willreadily adapt themselves to the varying inequalities of the road on eachside and in this respect will act independently.

WVhat I claim is- 1. The combination with the runners of a sled, of afalse beam comprising brackets secured to said runners and a tie-rod,and asled beam on said rod and brackets, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the runners of a sleigh and the raves mountedthereon, of the false beam comprising the brackets and the tie rodconnecting the same, the springs arranged under said false beam, and thesled beam arranged between said false beam and the apex of the raves,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination with the runners of a sled and the raves and pinsthereon, of the braces mounted or secured on said pins, and the tie rodextending between said runners and supported on said braces,substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with the runners of a sled and the raves and pinsthereon, of the on said braces, and the springs on said pins, of thesled beam supported on said tie bar and held in place by the raves andpins, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with the runners of a sled and the raves and pinsthereon, of the braces mounted on said pins, the tie rod extendingbetween said runners and supported on said braces and the springs onsaid pins, of the sled beam supported on said tie bar and held in placeby the raves and pins and bearing the king bolt of the sled, and thebolster, composed of two halves or sections, bolted together andprovided with a socket for said king bolt, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

6. The combination with the sled, of a bolster made up of two sectionssecured together in the same horizontal plane, each of said sectionshaving a semi-circular recess in its inner face, which recesses in therespective sections co-incide and form a socket for the reception of theking bolt, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination with the sled, of a bolster made up of two sectionssecured together in the same horizontal plane, each of said sectionshaving three semi-circular recesses in its inner face, one at each endand one substantially at the center of the section, which recesses inthe respective sections co-incide and form sockets at the ends of thebolster for the reception of the standards and at substantially thecenter of the bolster for the reception of the king bolt, substantiallyas set forth.

8. In a sled, the combination with the runners, of two pins or bolts 0,in each runner, a spring on each of said pins, and a beam resting on theupper ends of said springs between the pins, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination with the runners and the raves fixed thereon and thepins or bolts passing between said runners and raves, of the false beam,substantially as described and the sled beam supported thereon and heldin place by said rods, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILO M. RUSSELL.

WVitnesses:

F. N. THOMAS, M. R. THOMAS.

